Watching Cornel West at Bill Moyers Journal http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07032009/profile.html # T-minus 2 days to be in Puerto Rico. # I’m not much into celebrating the independence of a country that have messed with the independence of so many other nations. # “This Fourth [of] July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” Frederick [...]

The following is a quote  from a speech by Abolitionist Frederick Douglas. It would not surprise me if this is the first time your read something like this. This is one of the many examples of how dissident views of the history and cultural “meaning makings” have been suppressed by the USA institutional educational and religious [...]

OK kids, I rented Grand Torino per your constant mention of it’s greatness. Let’s see if if Eastwood delivers. # Gran Torino was OK. But it reminded me of all those movies when the white HS teacher come to save the “ethnic” kids from their own perils. # In packing mode – 3 days to [...]

Book list for trip (v.2) The Monstrosity of Christ, The Trinity and the Kingdom & Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Jesus childhood pal # Just submitted a photo to Generate Magazine http://generatemagazine.wordpress.com/blog/ # T minus 4 days to be in Puerto Rico. # browsing thousands of digital photos to find a few of Arnaldo [...]

Back from discernment meeting. It was a gift to be allow to enter in such a sad and blessed story tonight. # Book recommendation: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks http://bit.ly/o0VF0 – # taking IPod Touch to Apple Store, hoping they can resuscitate it’s little funky heart. # Hot [...]